Archives for Lance Branquinho

Lance Branquinho

Lance Branquinho is a Namibian-born writer and photographer who has won numerous motoring journalism awards. He once smuggled parts to South America, in a minor contribution to help Giniel de Villiers finish on the podium at the Dakar. He fears for the eventual collapse of the air-cooled Porsche 911 market – and keenly awaits, in vain, the return of the brand's 928.

Mini vs Beetle: How the retro war was won

Lance Branquinho

Jul 17th, 2018

Two automotive icons were reimagined and brought to market by German manufacturers, but only 1 thrived. Why? Car design is an occupation held hostage by parking space constraints and crash safety... Read More

5 Budget-Friendly Low Range Off-Roaders

Lance Branquinho

Jun 22nd, 2018

If you like going over mountains when on vacation, instead of around them, here are five entirely budget-friendly SUVs with true off-road ability. With each new SUV reveal, the low-range transfer case moves closer to... Read More

AMG's One - and Only - Turbodiesel

Lance Branquinho

Jun 7th, 2018

German car manufacturers have either been embroiled in the Dieselgate scandal, or are the subject of rumours surrounding what's widely regarded as the beginning of the end for turbodiesel propulsion in road... Read More

5 Special Edition Bakkies Gone Wrong

Lance Branquinho

Jun 1st, 2018

The local bakkie business has always been booming. But at times, brands have been a bit too desperate to profit from it, generating some tremendously odd special edition bakkies. In the beginning, bakkies were white,... Read More

Kia or BMW? Is Actually a Real Question Now

Lance Branquinho

May 16th, 2018

With the ambitious Stinger GT, the Korean automotive industry has announced its ambition to infuse its products with dynamism – and not nominally either, but to a level that will rival the best in the business.... Read More

SA's Fastest 4-Cylinder Cars

Lance Branquinho

May 7th, 2018

Downsizing doesn’t have to mean going slower. Here are South Africa’s fastest 4-cylinder cars in the new vehicle market... and some of the models on this list might surprise you. Emissions... Read More

Effects of 1% VAT Increase on Vehicle Sales

Lance Branquinho

May 4th, 2018

The VAT increase was supposed to have a huge effect on vehicle sales in April 2018... but what really happened? If you service the bond on a property, you’ll be very aware of the difference a 1% financing surge... Read More

Top 5 Used Luxury SUVs for R500k

Lance Branquinho

Apr 20th, 2018

If you're shopping for a 5-metre-long luxury SUV with seating for 7 occupants, but your budget stretches no further than what a new double-cab costs, here are some great buys for R500 000. Ironically,... Read More

5 SUVs We Need in SA

Lance Branquinho

Apr 13th, 2018

There are many models and variants of cars we don't get in South Africa due to our comparatively small market and right-hand-drive only law. But, are there right-hand drive cars out there that we're missing out... Read More

Autonomous Cars: Why they aren't working

Lance Branquinho

Mar 26th, 2018

The computing power required to make autonomous vehicles viable on public roads is readily available, so why aren't algorithms driving us everywhere? We consider a few of the technicalities around autonomous... Read More